Noun: antenna
| Singular | antenna |
| Plural | antennae; antennas |
Sample Sentences
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The overall shape of most insect antennae is elongate and cylindrical, although elaborations into plumose, lamellate, or pectinate forms have arisen many times in different insect lineages. [2006, Timothy Duane Schowalter, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, →ISBN, page 22:]
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He put his fingers over his head like two antennas, crossed his eyes, and waggled his tongue like some kind of insect.
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In the same work, Brown uses antennae to refer to both aerials and feelers during more technical descriptions. [2009, Dan Brown, Deception Point, →ISBN, page 24:]
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The basis of these relationships lies in the olfactory chemoreceptors of insect antennas... [2010, Craig S. Charron, Daliel J. Cantliffe, "Volatile emissions from plants", Horticultural Reviews, pages 43-72, →ISBN:]
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Most nurses believe they are born with an antenna of sorts, which is able to guide them through clinical practice and help them determine what is right and what is not... [2006, Kelly Pyrek, Forensic Nursing, →ISBN, page 5:]
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Obama is astute. He approaches things with the help of a sensitive antenna. [2010, Mary Lou Decostérd, Right Brain/Left Brain President: Barack Obama's Uncommon Leadership Ability, →ISBN, page 106:]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense as a Latin word in the 15th century and as an English word by the end of the 17th century. See: Latin Nouns '
antenna'.
Verbs referencing "antenna"
Polish Nouns
antena.